OMG, I can't believe how irresponsible you are by showing a video of a MB rider riding their bike in a dangerous manner which doesn't reflect upon us in a favorable light.
That dangerous behavior is unwarranted

AWESOME VID, I'm excited and can't wait to get one. I hope it can pull wheelies in Colorado's high altitude. Please put me on a waiting list for one!!!!!

OMG, I can't believe how irresponsible you are by showing a video of a MB rider riding their bike in a dangerous manner which doesn't reflect upon us in a favorable light.
That dangerous behavior is unwarranted

AWESOME VID, I'm excited and can't wait to get one. I hope it can pull wheelies in Colorado's high altitude. Please put me on a waiting list for one!!!!!

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I get your sarcasm, and appreciate it. A little fun will not be the ruin of "the movement". LOL

I'm all for natural selection whether it be by nature or innate stupidity but I also value freedom above all.

My brother feels just riding a motorized bike is dangerous and doesn't condone it regardless if I ride 15 mph on trails where I never run into cagers. According to him, any MB use is dangerous.

Safety and risk are a matter of perspective and exercising personal liberty. Instead of focusing on the individual's actions whether you agree with them or not, we should focus on the motorized bike and the accomplishment behind it.

I celebrate the power of Taco's ride. I am envious of it and wish to have a similarly powered bike one day. Will I ever do a wheelie? No, although I've got 20+ years of riding a motorcycle, I never had the itch to do a wheelie. However, if you want to do one, go ahead and I won't judge you for it. Its your life, its your ride, and its your choice. I guess I'm pro-choice....

I'm all for natural selection whether it be by nature or innate stupidity but I also value freedom above all.

My brother feels just riding a motorized bike is dangerous and doesn't condone it regardless if I ride 15 mph on trails where I never run into cagers. According to him, any MB use is dangerous.

Safety and risk are a matter of perspective and exercising personal liberty. Instead of focusing on the individual's actions whether you agree with them or not, we should focus on the motorized bike and the accomplishment behind it.

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Ayyyup!

Every activity has a different risk factor. Knitting would be pretty low risk, but boring. I'm sure your brother does something that someone else would consider "dangerous". Everyone has their own risk tolerance and you're right - we should be free to choose. No helmet? No problem. No seatbelt? No problem. As long as everyone is willing to personally face the consequences of the risk, I am AOK.

Now, back to the wheelies.

I can pull wheelies on my beach cruiser with a 50cc engine. It isn't really the power of the engine. You simultaneously pull up on the handlebars and give it throttle - the wheel WILL pop up. Then you use your balance and throttle control to ride the wheelie. Make sure the front wheel is straight when it comes back down!

Now a real impressive show of power would be a "pure power" wheelie - with no pulling up on the bars to raise the front wheel. Just twist the throttle, maybe lean back a little (but not jerk the bars up) and watch the front end lift. Maybe thats what we're looking at with stage 4.

people ask for some kind of proof as to what our engines can do and poop all over me when i show the proof weird all i can say before i built that engine it absolutely was not pulling no wheelies

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If your comment was directed at me, I apologize. I didn't mean to "poop" all over you. I was just discussing motorized bicycle wheelies. I doubt that a 50cc or even a 80cc bicycle engine can pull a power wheelie. Even small motorcycles need the clutch popped and a healthy tug on the handlebars to bring the front wheel up. It will take a (relatively) powerful engine to lift the front up on engine power alone without resorting to clutch popping or tugging on the handlebars. The kids that ride bikes in my neighborhood pull wheelies all the time on regular bicycles by pulling back on the bars while pedalling.

ya no offense taken not usin the clutch just giving it a slight tug on the bars i have a gripshift style clutch no lever. that particular bike has a weird geometry to it it's got a long wheelbase and with the stock motor it didnt come up withouut man handlein the bars and it just wasnt stayin up now its effortless.

that is my test bike i plan on making some gearing changes to test the revs in the lower range I have swapped out the previous jug for my own ported jug i have a egt guage now and a tiny tach more to come also have a dowled case matched bottom end with a solid un weighted crank balanced coming my way so the involentary bowl movement shakes should be a thing of the past